tech, startups, internet

Rapid experimentation. 

Venture capitalist Fred Wilson remarks on the explosion of startup activity over the course of his career. “And so, we are in a golden era of tech entrepreneurship where anyone with an idea can make a go of it.” | learn more

on the blockchain

Is buying crypto assets “investing”? 

The dynamic duo Warren Buffet & Charlie Munger recently bashed crypto with all sorts of colorful language. Rockstar VC Fred Wilson helps put their criticisms in context, since he must reconcile his respect for them as investors, and his own […]

better doing

Keep the degree of difficulty down. 

Fred Wilson, a top VC, has some great advice: “In many sports, like diving, gymnastics, skating, etc, the way to win is to perfectly execute a high degree of difficulty move. In startups, I advise founders to avoid that way of […]

on the blockchain

Legitimate ICOs vs scams. 

This is a great blog post titled “I Scam Yous” by Fred Wilson about how to tell the difference between ICO scams (often hyped by celebrities) and legitimate projects. | learn more

tech, startups, internet

Union Square Ventures’ model. 

This has a similar theme to the article above, except it’s written by Fred Wilson with a specific focus on his wildly successful firm USV. The most interesting part for me is the window into his thinking about how blockchain […]

tech, startups, internet

Fred Wilson: easy come, easy go. 

Fred Wilson is one of the all-time greats of venture investing. His firm Union Square Ventures has been on-time for a lot of major trends by pioneering “thesis” investing. Lately, they have been deep into blockchain and this article outlines […]